Officers said one victim was critically injured and died at the scene. Another victim was shot in the leg and taken to UC Medical Center with unknown injuries.

Officers said one victim was critically injured and died at the scene. Another victim was shot in the leg and taken to UC Medical Center with unknown injuries.

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Updated: 8:46 AM EDT Apr 25, 2015

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WEBVTT ANNOUNCER: FROM WLWT, LEADINGTHE WAY, THIS IS WLWT NEWS 511:00.TWO PEOPLE SHOT AT A POPULARFRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL SPOT.SHEREE: ONE PERSON IS DEAD ANDANOTHER HURT, WLWT EMILY WOOD ISLIVE WITH THE SEARCH FOR THEPERSON WHO PULLED THE TRIGGER,EMILY.EMILY: CINCINNATI POLICE ARELOOKING FOR ONE MAN, LAST SEENIN A TEAL CITY RUNNING FROM THESCENE BETWEEN SYCAMORE IN MAINE.CINCINNATI POLICE SAY THIS ISTHE THIRD SHOOTING.IT IS BELIEVED THESE VICTIMSWERE TARGETED.POLICE SAY WHAT STARTED AS ABASKETBALL GAME, SOMEHOWESCALATED INTO A FIGHT ANDMULTIPLE GUNSHOTS.HOMICIDE DETECTIVES ARE TRYINGTO PIECE TOGETHER WHO PULLED THETRIGGER, KILLING A 25-YEAR-OLDMAN AND INJURING A 20 WORLD.THERE WAS NO SHELL CASINGS,THIS WOULD LEAD US TO BELIEVETHEY WERE USING REVOLVERS RATHERTHAN A SEMI AUTOMATIC.EMILY POLICE SAY IT IS UNCLEAR: IF THE SHOOTING IS DRUG ORGANG RELATED AND THE VICTIMS MAYKNOW THE SUSPECT.I DON'T THINK THIS WAS ARANDOM ACT, I THINK THAT THESEINDIVIDUALS PROBABLY KNEW EACHOTHER, THEY WERE ASSOCIATES OFSOME KIND OR ANOTHER, I DON'TTHINK HE'S RANDOMLY GOING AROUNDSHOOTING PEOPLE SO I WOULDN'TFEEL THAT THERE IS A THREAT TOANYBODY ON MAIN STREET.EMILY PEOPLE WE TALKED WITH IN: OTR, EVEN VISTORS UNFAMILIARWITH THE AREA, SAY CRIME ISCONCERNING BUT IT WON'T STOP THEREGION'S OVER ALL GROWTH.YOU CAN'T TOTALLY PREVENTSOMETHING LIKE THIS FROMHAPPENING BUT IT SHOULDN'T BEHAPPENING THIS CLOSE TO AN AREALIKE THIS IN BROAD DAYLIGHT WITHA LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND.EMILY POLICE SAY SEVERAL: WITNESSES HAVE BEEN TALKINGMAKING IT EASIER TO PIECETOGETHER WHAT HAPPENED AND FINDWHO IS RESPONSIBLE.NOW CINCINNATI POLICE CLEAREDTHE SCENE OVER AN HOUR AGO.AS FAR AS BUSINESSES, LOCAL BARSAND RESTAURANTS APPEAR AS IF --AS IF IT IS ANY FRIDAY NIGHT.WLWT NEWS 5.SHEREE: ANYONE WITH INFORMATION

2 shot, 1 killed in Over-the-Rhine shooting

Officers said one victim was critically injured and died at the scene. Another victim was shot in the leg and taken to UC Medical Center with unknown injuries.